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Monthly Archives: March 2013

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA – Springtime
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March 25, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

According to the calendar, spring arrives in California in March. But what that means in the real world depends on …
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Arches National Park, UT – Delicate Arch
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March 18, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

You probably don’t think of solid rock when you hear the word “delicate.” Neither do I. But when you see …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: Arches National Park, auto license plates, cairns, climbing, cloudless sky, crowded, delicate, Delicate Arch, family photos, four teenagers, free standing, full moon, hike, natural arch, nature, open year round, outdoors, photograph, precarious, slickrock, trail, Utah, Zion National Park
Sixty in 2013: Pinnacles National Park, CA – High Peaks Loop
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March 11, 2013 by Deborah W. Trotter

What’s in a name? Pinnacles National Monument or Pinnacles National Park? Although it became a National Park in 2013, California’s …
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